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A visitor fought off a burglar in his hotel room yesterday in the latest in a series of hotel attacks.
According to Police, at around 3.15am a man entered a guest room at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess but the visitors staying in the room confronted ...
DATE: Nov 23, 2010
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Friends and family celebrated the life of Ross 'Blackie' Talbot yesterday on the tenth anniversary of his passing.
Mr Talbot, a member of the celebrated Talbot Brothers musical group and an avid golfer, died in 2000 at the age of 82.
In 1993, to mark...
DATE: Nov 22, 2010
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A grieving father last night urged motorists to drive safely, telling them: "Reckless driving is a sickness in Bermuda."
On the UN's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, Sheridan Nusum said while several groups have dedicated themselves...
DATE: Nov 22, 2010
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Bermuda College Students will now be able to transfer earned credits to even more American schools — including Harvard, Yale and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
The College announced yesterday that it had been awarded accreditation s...
DATE: Nov 19, 2010
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A report released yesterday on the state of farming in Bermuda makes a series of recommendations to save the industry for the future.
According to the report, titled 'The Role of Agriculture in Bermuda's Future,' the Island has lost 87 percent of its...
DATE: Nov 19, 2010
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Plans to install new X-ray equipment on Hamilton's docks will move forward despite an anticipated $2 million shortfall in revenue, the City of Hamilton has pledged.
The organisation recently announced that several projects would be put on hold becaus...
DATE: Nov 16, 2010
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Environmental group BEST has formally objected to resubmitted plans for a restaurant at Warwick Long Bay.
And included in the objection is a 2008 letter from the Parks Commission, which the group says was never given to the Development Applications B...
DATE: Nov 16, 2010
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A man convicted of murdering pregnant schoolgirl Rhiana Moore today launched an appeal against both his conviction and sentence.
Ze Selassie, 34, was sentenced to 35 years in prison before becoming eligible for parole after he was convicted of the pr...
DATE: Nov 15, 2010
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A Sandys Parish man was remanded into custody after he was charged with sexual assault.
The 43-year-old pleaded not guilty in Magistrates' Court to sexually assaulting a woman on October 20, causing bodily harm.
Neither the defendant nor the victim c...
DATE: Nov 10, 2010
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The Bermuda Democratic Alliance is calling for numerous improvements to the infrastructure of St. George to draw locals, tourists and international business to the town.
As part of its St. George's Revitalisation Plan, BDA suggests working with devel...
DATE: Nov 09, 2010
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